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loud pipes
you know, with all the new posts about loud pipes, look at it this way.... you know they are illegal. If you know they are illegal man the **** up and quit asking, if this or if that. they are illegal, either quit worring about it or just pay the fine when you get caught. i have been running loud pipes for 30 years, never been hit in Washington, busted in the very place god gave the US a enema,boise idaho. Mostly if you use any sense at all you are ok, if not man up and pay the price
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you know, with all the new posts about loud pipes, look at it this way.... you know they are illegal. If you know they are illegal man the **** up and quit asking, if this or if that. they are illegal, either quit worring about it or just pay the fine when you get caught. i have been running loud pipes for 30 years, never been hit in Washington, busted in the very place god gave the US a enema,boise idaho. Mostly if you use any sense at all you are ok, if not man up and pay the price
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Is this a federal law, or a state law. Apparently we do not have this law in Kansas. They only ticket you for disturbing the peace, Not loud pipes. As far as I know there is no law here stating which pipes are illegal. We do have to get our bikes inspected when we buy them from out of state, which I did, and they never said my drag pipes were illegal when the deputy checked out my bike.
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It is not so much the pipes, it is the idiot behind the bars. When a motorcyclist deliberately makes as much noise as he/she can then take the ticket and go to court with your fine money.
I have some what loud pipes on my bike, never had an issue. Always treat my neighbors like it is 1 am, regardless of the actual time. People will not bitch if you are conscientious and considerate of them. Be and idiot and yes, they are going to rebel, how can they rebel, by complaining to the legislators, now you have new laws and fines. Kinda like the jerk sitting next to you with the radio on deep bass. Ya, that does tend to get under my skin .
I have always said and will continue to say, we failed to police our own. Now we all have to pay the price.
I have some what loud pipes on my bike, never had an issue. Always treat my neighbors like it is 1 am, regardless of the actual time. People will not bitch if you are conscientious and considerate of them. Be and idiot and yes, they are going to rebel, how can they rebel, by complaining to the legislators, now you have new laws and fines. Kinda like the jerk sitting next to you with the radio on deep bass. Ya, that does tend to get under my skin .
I have always said and will continue to say, we failed to police our own. Now we all have to pay the price.
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you know, with all the new posts about loud pipes, look at it this way.... you know they are illegal. If you know they are illegal man the **** up and quit asking, if this or if that. they are illegal, either quit worring about it or just pay the fine when you get caught. i have been running loud pipes for 30 years, never been hit in Washington, busted in the very place god gave the US a enema,boise idaho. Mostly if you use any sense at all you are ok, if not man up and pay the price
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Is this a federal law, or a state law. Apparently we do not have this law in Kansas. They only ticket you for disturbing the peace, Not loud pipes. As far as I know there is no law here stating which pipes are illegal. We do have to get our bikes inspected when we buy them from out of state, which I did, and they never said my drag pipes were illegal when the deputy checked out my bike.
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Making a law to ban loud pipes because some jerk likes to blast them at 1:00 AM, is like banning guns because some jerk shot somebody in a robbery. Ticket the people that make the noise, not all the people that respect others. I keep mine quiet in town, and where I live, but out on the highway, I let them rip. I did crank them up one day in town. There was a guy backing out of his driveway and he slowed down as if he saw me coming, but then started backing out again as I was almost to him. I hit the throttle hard and swerved to the left. He hit the brakes hard and I managed to miss him. I was not going very fast, so it probably did not save my life, but probably did save me a broken leg and a busted up Harley.